# CVE-2026-19744: Stored Cross-site Scripting in Pentestify Markdown renderer via unescaped quotes

> Authenticated users can execute arbitrary JavaScript via unescaped quotes in Markdown links, potentially leading to session hijacking or data theft.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.1 (`CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:P/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:L/SA:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 13 Aug 2026
- **Updated:** 14 Aug 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-6hqx-4r22-f9m2

## What is CVE-2026-19744?

CVE-2026-19744 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in maalfer Pentestify, published on 13 Aug 2026. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

Cross-site Scripting in the Markdown renderer in maalfer Pentestify before 2.3.2 allows authenticated users to execute arbitrary JavaScript in the application origin via a Markdown link whose URL contains a double quote, which closes the anchor's href attribute because the renderer's sanitization step does not escape quotes

Weakness: CWE-79 (Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-19744?


## How do I fix CVE-2026-19744?

No fix has been published for CVE-2026-19744 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2026-19744 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-19744 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2026-19744 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2026-19744 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in maalfer Pentestify, published on 13 Aug 2026. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-19744 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: maalfer Pentestify. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-19744/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-19744/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-19744
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-19744
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2026-19744

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-19744/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.